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#FEBB5D Color

#FEBB5D is rgb(254, 187, 93) in RGB, hsl(35, 99%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 63%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Yellow Red (#F2BA49), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEBB5D
HEX#FEBB5D
RGBrgb(254, 187, 93)
HSLhsl(35, 99%, 68%)
HSVhsv(35, 63%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 63%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(83.7% 0.134 73.3)
LABlab(80.93% 18.18 56.34)
LCHlch(80.93% 59.20 72.12)

What #FEBB5D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FEBB5D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Yellow Red#F2BA49ΔE 8.5Pastel Orange#FFB347ΔE 8.62Sunray#E3AB57ΔE 9.5Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 9.95Indian Yellow#E3A857ΔE 10.12Honey#EBA937ΔE 10.77

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#FEBB5D Channel Values

How #FEBB5D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 254 · G 187 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 35° · S 99% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 35° · S 63% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 63% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEBB5D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEBB5D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEBB5D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEBB5D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FEBB5D
Complementary
#5DA0FE
Analogous
#FE6A5D
Analogous
#F1FE5D
Triadic
#5DFEBB
Triadic
#BB5DFE
Split comp.
#5DF1FE
Split comp.
#6A5DFE

Tints & Shades of #FEBB5D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#FEC371
#FECE8A
#FFD79F
#FFDFB3
#FFE8C7
#FFF2E1

Shades

#FEA82F
#FE9501
#D07A01
#9D5C01
#704101
#422700

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEBB5D.

How #FEBB5D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FEBB5D
Protanopia#C9C95C
Protanomaly#E0C35C
Deuteranopia#D4D457
Deuteranomaly#E6CB5A
Tritanopia#FFB3B3
Tritanomaly#FFB698
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEBB5D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-febb5d: #FEBB5D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEBB5D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-febb5d': '#FEBB5D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.733, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_febb5d">#FEBB5D</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEBB5D"

More Orange Colors

#FEBB5D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FEBB5D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEBB5D?

#FEBB5D is a light orange — rgb(254, 187, 93) in RGB and hsl(35, 99%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Yellow Red (#F2BA49), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.5.

What is the RGB value of #FEBB5D?

#FEBB5D is rgb(254, 187, 93) — red 254, green 187, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEBB5D?

#FEBB5D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 63%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEBB5D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEBB5D scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEBB5D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEBB5D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is sandybrown (#F4A460) at a CIE76 distance of 13.37, which is visibly different.

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